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What is in the draft zoning law? Several very material changes and several alleged facilities. It is a pity therefore, that some of the long-awaited procedural simplifications are exclusively for public projects The new draft of the zoning law ("draft law") was submitted to Parliament by the Government in June 2002, and forms part of the "Enterprise, Development and Work" package of laws. The legislative process, although delayed, is now well advanced, and the law is likely to be voted on soon. Like the current law dated 7 July 1994, the draft law regulates both the urban planning process and the development of individual projects. The latter forms the main focus of this article. The draft law introduces two different regimes of planning permits to replace the current unique regime. There will be separate types of planning permits for: - private investments (a decision on private investments will be referred to as "WZ"), - public investments